Man, that is an even bigger quagmire with a lot more moving parts and even more hands in the till. They would be better off just buying the whole NCAA lock, stock, and barrel
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Apple Reportedly Wants Flexibility Over NFL Sunday Ticket Streaming Rights
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That's what a lot of people did: "I don't watch sports, so I'll get rid of cable/sat because it forces me to pay for ESPN, SEC and other sports nets that I'll never watch."
Apple will sponsor Super Bowl halftime show starting in February
The National Football League has reached a multiyear deal with Apple Music to sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show, beginning with the American football championship game in February 2023, the league said on Thursday.
It would probably be an add on. Guess we’ll find out if Apple lands Sunday Ticket.
I’m going to catch some hate on this….
I get the NFL is the most popular sport here in the US, but Apple would have succeeded in getting more subscriptions by going after UEFA. After all, Fútbol (Soccer) is the world’s most popular sport.
And let’s face it, the NFL won’t bend down and loosen its restrictions.
I get the NFL is the most popular sport here in the US, but Apple would have succeeded in getting more subscriptions by going after UEFA. After all, Fútbol (Soccer) is the world’s most popular sport.
And let’s face it, the NFL won’t bend down and loosen its restrictions.
They are too dependent on network TV and do not not understand benefits of having a well rounded app. Old school thinking.
The NFL will do practically anything for only money
This is the first thing I've heard Apple having interest in that might actually get me to subscribe to a TV+ package
It doesn't revolve around NFL either - that's a pretty regional sport. Thus, Apple getting global rights might be possible as the rest of world doesn't really care.
How much do they get from CBS, NBC, Fox, Disney and Amazon for current broadcasting rights? I assume it’s an obscene amount of money.
I was recently in London and attended an NFL game. The stadium was full. American football absolutely is popular outside of the United States.
Might have something to do with the NFL having over $17B in revenue last year (yes, even without you!). Trying to understand why Apple would want a piece of that action is baffling.
Yeah but if you are talking about worldwide rights to show the Champions League you would be talking mind boggling sums.
Here in the UK Amazon will be sharing the UK TV rights from next season with the primary rights holder BT Sport, it has cost them £1.5 billion to share the rights.
I was thinking of the rights to broadcast particular NCAA divisions, but then again some of the cable/broadcaster companies have existing deals that would take years to work around.
Yep... the NFL gets tons of money from broadcasting, too.
So that's two sources of revenue for the NFL... DirecTV Sunday Ticket... and the other broadcast channels.
I don't see why the NFL couldn't switch from DirecTV to Apple if Apple is willing to pay. Money is money.
The issue seems to be Apple wanting more flexibility: all games everywhere.
Currently... NFL Sunday Ticket is only for out-of-market games. So if you live in a certain market you won't be able to watch your home team on NFL Sunday ticket.
That's probably what Apple is trying to fix. And the NFL isn't happy.
This is American football sports to the rest of the world in case you're wondering.
I think this package would be so costly to Apple that it would have to be it’s own add-on and not included in TV+ by default.
That would be better anyhow, as not all are into NFL and wanting to pay for it.
I semi agree with that. If I could get a non sports package, the price would plummet, but no one will ever offer that
I wouldn't be surprised if Apple has some kind of AR/VR component to showcase its forthcoming headset -- if not in time for the 2023 game, then the 2023 season.
The NFL is so much bigger than Apple.
Sorry Tim if you can’t control the nfl then don’t buy it.
Sorry Tim if you can’t control the nfl then don’t buy it.
Yet you were one of the first to click on an article about the NFL…….
Collectively, the value of NFL franchises, including team-related businesses and real estate held by owners, is $132 billion. The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in football and across all of sports at $7.64 billion, $630 million ahead of MLB's Yankees. (Aug 1 2022)
NFL Team Valuations 2022: Cowboys Rule at $7.6B as Average Tops $4B
The average NFL value is up 18% to $4.1 billion, with the Cowboys the most valuable franchise across all global sports leagues.
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